The second phase of the project had the following objectives:
1) The development of the landslide monitoring sensor hardware and software components,
2) The hydrostatic pressure transducer study, analysis of the operating principle and design,
3) The laboratory stand design and construction for the landslide transducer testing and plotting of its characteristics.

All three objectives were achieved in this stage. The results of this stage are embodied in: the functional model of the landslides monitoring transducer, the working principle and design of the hydrostatic pressure transducer, the experimental stand for transducer laboratory testing, the transducer's characteristic and results dissemination.

Regarding the first objective, the 3 parts of the landslide transducer were realized, namely flexible bar, the measuring point and the measuring node. The bar is made from polypropylene with the dimensions established from a geological study realized by the partner P3, from which it was established the geographic area where it will be installed the landslide sensor network.

The measuring point contains a series of modules such as: the bridge load cell, from 4 high sensitivity strain gauges developed in the stage I; the power supplies, the oscillators, the peak detectors and the microprocessor that is the heart of the whole point.

The measuring node collects the information from the measuring points, process it and forward it through the sensors network toward a central server. All the elements were assembled, forming the functional model of the transducer. It has been tested on the stand built for this purpose so that all situations that can occur during a landslide can be simulated. We have plotted the transfer and output characteristics of the sensor and then the sensor has been analyzed from the metrological performance point of view.

The transducer characteristic shows the sensitivity at very small soil displacements, but also that it is necessary that the gauges manufacturing technology and their placement on the bar have to be improved due to the fact that the relatively high dispersion characteristics can lead to significant measuring errors or the appearance of low sensitivity zones.

Further tests of reliability and endurance under the action of external factors, such as temperature and humidity, have to be done. Within the second objective of the project several possibilities for building a pore water pressure was analyzed, sensor generically called hydrostatic pressure transducer. It was concluded that the sensor is constructed of a housing mounted in the lower geological layers, the water from the pores of the soil infiltrating in. This will create an over pressure to be measured with a special membrane very sensitive to deformation, delivered and evaluated by the partner P2. The design of this sensor has been realized.

The results dissemination: 1 article published in a journal ISI, one article accepted for publication in another journal ISI, 4 articles published in BDI journals and 6 paper presented at international conferences and published in the proceedings of these conferences, which are also indexed in international databases. Also, two patent proposals were developed to be sent to OSIM.